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ASCO Breast: Upper-Body Breast Cancer Surgery Aftermath Often Lingers (en inglés)
A study found that most women who had breast cancer surgery had some type of arm problem (ranging from mild to severe) even 1 1/2 years after surgery. The research was presented at the 2008 American So...
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Patients Found to Lack Knowledge about Breast Cancer Treatment (en inglés)
A study found that half of more than 1,100 women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer didn't understand how lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy compared to mastectomy in:
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Breast Asymmetry after Cancer Surgery Linked to Psychosocial Problems (en inglés)
Breast-conserving surgery, also known as lumpectomy, followed by radiation therapy is a good alternative to mastectomy and usually has better cosmetic results in women diagnosed with small breast cance...
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US panel mulls minimum breast cancer hospital stay (en inglés)
A bill in front of the U.S. Senate would require insurance companies to pay for at least 48 hours of hospital care, if it's needed, after a woman has either a mastectomy or a lumpectomy and lymph node ...
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Race gaps seen in breast cancer awareness (en inglés)
A study found that half of more than 1,000 women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer didn't understand how lumpectomy followed by radiation compared to mastectomy in lowering the risk of the cance...
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Infections after breast surgery costly: US study (en inglés)
While most women who have breast cancer surgery WON'T develop an infection, a study found that infections after breast surgery happen more often than expected.
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Ovary removal ups breast cancer survival for some (en inglés)
A study showed that premenopausal women who had their ovaries removed (called oophorectomy) and took tamoxifen, a hormonal therapy, for 5 years after breast cancer surgery had a lower risk of the breas...
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Dieting reduces lymphedema after breast cancer (en inglés)
With arm lymphedema, the soft tissues of the arm or hand swell. Lymphedema can develop after breast cancer surgery. Numbness, discomfort, and, at times, infection can happen along with the swelling. Ly...
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Double mastectomies to prevent cancer increase (en inglés)
A large study (more than 150,000 patient histories were reviewed) found that more women chose to have both breasts removed -- even though cancer had been found in only one breast -- between 1998 and 20...
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Physiotherapy helpful after breast cancer surgery (en inglés)
Some women who have surgery to treat breast cancer may feel pain and weakness in the upper arm and shoulder after surgery. This is more likely to happen when the surgery involves the armpit area or rem...
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